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Tech Fleet User Guide
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      • 1️⃣What is Tech Fleet?
      • 2️⃣Tech Fleet FAQ
      • 3️⃣Start With the Community Collective Agreement
      • 4️⃣First Steps in the Tech Fleet Community
      • 5️⃣How to Get Discord Roles in Tech Fleet
      • 6️⃣How to Become an Apprentice on Projects
      • 7️⃣How to Become a Co-Lead on Projects
      • 8️⃣How to Register for Masterclasses
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      • 🌠Portfolio Case Study Guide
      • The Great Tech Fleet Discord Migration Video Tutorials
        • ❔Discord FAQ
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        • 🐎Common Channels in Tech Fleet Discord
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        • 🧵Basic Chatting Abilities in Discord
        • 🤝Get a Tech Fleet Buddy
        • 🗓️Managing Events in Tech Fleet Discord
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        • ‼️Using Roles for Alerts, Notifications, and Channel Access
        • 🦮Getting Career Guidance in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 💼Getting on Projects in Tech Fleet Discord
          • 👀Observers in Tech Fleet Discord
          • 🌿Apprentices In Tech Fleet Discord
          • 🪜Co-Leads in Tech Fleet Discord
          • 🫂Mentors in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 🎓Masterclasses in Tech Fleet Discord
      • 🅰️Community Glossary
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      • 🤓How to Get Technical Support
    • 🏗️Project Team Tutorials
      • 🪄Product Milestone Workbook
        • 🎖️Milestone Basics
        • 👟MVP Milestones
        • 🎯MMP Milestones
        • ✅Milestone Checklist
      • ⌛Project Kickoff Workbook
  • 🏃‍♀️Agile Portal
    • 🤝Agile Training in Tech Fleet
    • 🛹Agile Handbook
      • Start the Agile Handbook Here
        • 👓Contents of the Agile Handbook
        • 🌎What You Read About Agile May Be Different From What You See in the World
        • 🎬Agile Manifesto Trailer
        • 🔑Introduction to the Agile Handbook
        • 🤖Can AI Replace Agile Teams?
      • 🧘‍♀️Agile Philosophies
        • 🌊Waterfall Ways of Work
        • 📜Agile Ways of Work
        • 🚂Applying Agile Philosophies to Work
        • 🎢Building MVP's and MMP's with Agile
      • 🤝Agile Teamwork
        • 💪Making Strong Agile Teams
          • 🌿Prioritizing Growth Over Skills
          • 🌻The Four Stages of Team Growth
          • 🚀Self-Actualized Agile Teams
            • 🏗️Building Agile Mindsets
            • Psychological Safety
            • Service Leadership
            • Self-Organization
            • Continuous Improvement
            • Iterative Value Delivery
        • 🫂Day-to-Day on an Agile Team
          • 👩‍🏭Cross-Functional Agile Teamwork
          • 🪜Leadership on Agile Teams
          • 😎Daily Life on Agile Teams
          • ♥️Resolving Team Conflict as Service Leaders
          • 📑The Process for Resolving Conflicts
          • ❌Collective Agreement Violations
      • 🧑‍🔬Agile Methods
        • 🏃‍♀️Scrum Method
          • 🤔What is Scrum?
          • 🧖Scrum Team Functions
          • 🗓️Scrum Meetings
          • ✍️Common Agile Deliverables
        • 🙉Other Agile Methods
      • 🪐Agile-Related Outputs and Deliverables
        • ⏲️Timeline for Agile Outputs
        • 🙌Team Outputs for Agile
          • Agile Team Outputs Before Projects Begin
            • 🏇Client Kickoff
            • 👁️Agile Team's Vision
            • 👩‍🏫Agile Team Process
            • 🍱Backlogs and Kanban Boards
            • 🦾RACI Charts
            • 🤗Working Agreements
            • 📈Project Phase Roadmaps
          • Agile Team Outputs During Projects
            • 🧑‍💼Sprint Planning Items
            • 👩‍💻Sprint Demo Presentations
            • 🦸‍♀️Sprint Retro Boards
            • 📏Agile Team Maturity Measurement
            • 🏁Project Hand-Off Document
        • 🚧Agile Product Development Deliverables
          • 👟Achieving Milestones on Agile Teams
          • 🔬Research Test Plans
          • ⁉️Agile Product Requirements
            • 🧐Where's the PRD (Product Requirements Document)?
            • 🧠Documenting Problems, Needs, and Goals
            • ⁉️Mapping Product Assumptions
            • 🔢Prioritizing Problems and Future Work
            • 😎Release-Level Vision
            • 🤠Release-Level Scope
            • 📯Product Release Roadmaps
            • 🏭Epics, Features, and Work Tasks
            • ✌️User Story Statements
            • ✅Acceptance Criteria
            • 🔷Behavior-Driven Development Scenarios
            • 🤔Use Case Scenarios and Task Flows
        • 🖥️Deliverables Dashboard
      • 📑Agile Glossary
    • ✨Service Leadership Handbook
  • 🌳PROJECT PORTAL
    • 🌱Learn About Project Training
      • ℹ️Tech Fleet Projects are Training, Not Volunteer Work or Employment
      • 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Our Approach to Learning
      • 🌎Team Structure on Tech Fleet Projects
      • ⛓️Commitment vs. Job Function vs. People on Teams
      • 🎢Team Functions
        • 🪐Product Strategy Function
        • ⌛Project Management Function
        • 🌏User Experience Functions
          • 🎨UX Design Function
          • 🤓UX Research Function
          • ✍️UX Writing Function
        • 🤖Development Function
        • 👩‍🔬Solutions Architecture Function
      • 🤝UX Research Ethics
    • 📃Applying to Tech Fleet Project Training
      • 😎How Tech Fleet Project Applications Work
      • 🔢Steps to Apply to Project Training
      • ✔️Application Requirements
      • 🤠Project Timelines and Application Process
      • ⁉️Project Application Questions
        • ❔Tech Fleet General Application Questions
        • ❔Tech Fleet Project Phase Application Questions
      • 🤔Updating the General Application
      • 🌠Application Tips
      • 🗞️See the Latest Project Openings
    • 🔍Interview Guide for Tech Fleet Project Team Building
      • 👀Key Traits We Look For in Team Mates
      • 🪜Co-Lead Interview Guide for Project Coordinators
      • 🪴Apprentice Interview Guide for Co-Leads
      • 📨Email Templates for Communicating to Applicants
  • 🎓MASTERCLASS-PORTAL
    • 🗞️Masterclass Openings
  • 👀OBSERVER PORTAL
    • 😎Observer Dashboard
    • 🙈Life as an Observer
    • 🕵️‍♀️Observer Handbook
      • 🎢Read the Agile Handbook First
      • 🙈What's a Tech Fleet Observer?
      • ❤️The Benefits of Observing
      • ❓Observer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
      • 🚶‍♀️Daily Expectations of Tech Fleet Observers
        • 👩‍🎓Read the Handbooks before Observing
        • 🐐Join Tech Fleet Discord Before Observing
        • Observer Role in Discord
        • 👈Pick Projects to Observe
        • Seeing Project Deliverables as an Observer
        • 👀Day-to-Day as an Observer
        • 🤔Reflecting on Observations in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 🫂Get Support as an Observer
        • ⚒️Using Tools as an Observer
          • 🎨Tech Fleet Figma Educational Account for Observers
        • 🙌Knowing When you're Ready to Finish Observing
      • ❤️Code of Conduct for Observers
      • 🏁Start Observing Today
  • 🪴APPRENTICE PORTAL
    • 🖥️Project Dashboard for Apprentices
    • 🧑‍🚀Apprentice Handbook
      • 🫴Life as an Apprentice
      • Application Process for Apprentices
      • Becoming an Apprentice
      • Discord for Apprentices
      • 🎨Tech Fleet Figma Educational Account for Apprentices
      • Code of Conduct for Apprentices
      • Upholding Community Values as an Apprentice
      • Communication as an Apprentice
      • Leaving Your Project Early
      • Meetings
      • Working styles
      • Using Tools as an Apprentice
      • Organization for Apprentices
  • 🫶CO-LEAD PORTAL
    • 🖥️Project Dashboard for Co-Leads
    • 🪜Co-Lead Handbook
      • 🔥Life as a Co-Lead
      • Application Process for Co-Leads
      • Discord for Co-Leads
      • Code of Conduct for Leads
      • Lead Role Breakdown
      • Upholding Community Values as a Lead
      • Principles as a Lead
      • Day-to-Day Lead Expectations
      • How to Select Your Apprentices as a Lead
      • Interviewing Apprentices as a Lead
      • Leaving Your Project Early
      • Using Tools as a Lead
      • 🎨Tech Fleet Figma Educational Account for Co-Leads
  • ❤️COMMUNITY CODE OF CONDUCT
    • 💟Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy
    • 🏠Safe Space
  • 📐Policies
    • 🌏Community Collective Agreement
      • 🤗Community Core Values
        • 🫴Tech Fleet's Mission and Values
        • 🤝Tech Fleet Members' Rights
        • ❤️Tech Fleet Pledge of Purpose
        • 🫂Tech Fleet Pledge of Community
      • ❌Prohibited Activity in Tech Fleet
      • 📣Reporting and Resolving Issues
      • 🙅‍♀️Community Enforcement
      • 🌐Transforming Tension & Conflict
    • 👩‍⚖️Tech Fleet's Policies
      • 💼Legal Disclaimers
      • 🖱️Slack and Discord Policy
      • 👩‍🎓Masterclass Terms and Conditions
      • ⏪Services Refund Policy
      • 📓Tech Fleet Bylaws
      • 👤Tech Fleet Board Member Covenant
      • 👁️‍🗨️Conflict of Interest Policy
      • 🔎Information Security Procedures
  • 🏗️GUILD PORTAL
    • 💻Tech Fleet Operations
      • 🥳Tech Fleet Operations Workbook
      • ⚖️Governance
      • 👩‍⚖️Board of Directors
    • 👣Guild Directory
      • 🎓Growth and Development Guild
      • 🚧Infrastructure Guild
      • 🙏Leadership Guild
      • 🪐Product Team Guild
      • 🕧Project Coordinator Guild
      • 📼Video Production Guild
    • ⚒️Guild Handbook
      • 🐣Creating Change in Tech Fleet
      • Code of Conduct for Guilds
      • Guilds in Tech Fleet
      • Creating a new Guild
      • Operating a Guild
      • Guild Bylaws Template
  • 🫶Project Coordinator Portal
    • ⚙️Project Coordinator Handbook
      • Code of Conduct for Project Coordinators
      • Project Coordinator Process
      • Using Tools as a Project Coordinator
      • Project Intake Process
      • Getting the Team Formed
      • Pre-Kickoff as a Project Coordinator
      • Kickoff as a Project Coordinator
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  • Scheduling Interviews
  • Interview Goals
  • Sample Interview questions
  • If you didn’t move forward with an applicant
  1. CO-LEAD PORTAL
  2. Co-Lead Handbook

Interviewing Apprentices as a Lead

Scheduling Interviews

Once you (and co-lead) have determined who and how many applicants to interview it is time to start reaching out to them. Try to keep the interviews to just one week in keeping with the timeline sent by the Project Coordinator.

If you have not set up your own Calendly yet, it is recommended you do. Not only will this make scheduling easier for Tech Fleet, but also for the job hunt and recruiters. Instead of a lot of back and forth have your calendar synced and the apprentice can choose a time you are available. There are certainly other options you could use, but we recommend Calendly. Interviews are usually no more than 30 minutes long.

After your Calendly (or other option) is set up, send direct messages to your applicants through Slack.

Here is an optional template that you can use:

<aside> 📬 Hello, Hope this message finds you well! Thank you so much for applying for _________ Apprentice role. We really enjoyed reading your application & we’d love to get to know you more in a 30-minute interview.

If interested, please fill out this Calendly invite to schedule a chat. INSERT LINK HERE

We look forward to getting to know you!

</aside>

Interview Goals

  1. Determine if this project is a good fit with the applicant's goals and passions.

    1. Depending on the role

  2. Discover what aspects of Design, Strategy, Content, Development or Research they are most passionate about and think about the qualities that would make a well-rounded team

  3. Gain insight into how well they work on a team (vibe check)

    1. Communication is really key here. We are all volunteers and so many of us are looking for jobs or have other responsibilities in life and that is okay, we are here to support each other! The only ask is that people communicate with their leads and team.

  4. Determine if availability aligns with project needs (15-20 hours)

  5. Determine how you as a leader can best support apprentices

Sample Interview questions

Just like the criteria for choosing who to interview, you are also empowered to choose the questions for your interviews. What do you think is important for the success of your team?

Here are some different examples of the types of questions you could ask:

For any role:

  • Tell me about yourself.

    • How did you get your start in UX (or Dev, etc)?

  • Why do you want to work on this project?

    • What drew you to apply to this project in particular?

    • What are you most looking forward to learning during this apprenticeship?

  • Can you walk me through one of your recent projects?

    • What recent project or accomplishment are you most proud of?

  • How do you prioritize projects or tasks under pressure?

  • What aspect of UX (or Strategy, etc) are you most passionate about?

  • Describe what the relationship between (research) and (design) should be in an ideal project?

  • Describe a time when you faced conflict and how you addressed it..

    • Tell us about a time you had to overcome a challenging team dynamic?

  • Tell me about a time you needed to get information from someone who wasn’t very responsive. What did you do?

  • How can we as leaders best support you through this journey?

  • Are you on any other projects?

  • What does your availability look like…?

  • How did you hear of Tech Fleet?

Role specific:

  • Tell me about a project you used React on?

  • How comfortable do you feel creating design systems?

  • How do you prepare for dev handoff?

  • What kind of research methods do you use?

  • And so on…

If you didn’t move forward with an applicant

Please slack them the following message and the team wants to do the Next Up Program:

📬 Hello _____, Thank you for taking the time to chat with us and getting to know each other for the UX __________ Apprenticeship role. We’ve enjoyed talking to all the impressive candidates and choosing __ applicants to move forward with was a very tough decision.

While we won’t be moving forward with your application, we enthusiastically invite you to observe/shadow ______ future meetings and encourage you to apply for future phases of the project. There’s no shortage of opportunities to get involved and learn in the TechFleet community, so we sincerely hope you continue to apply to projects and jump in whenever you can. Your unique perspective, experiences, and passions are valuable and needed. We can’t wait to see what you do next!

We are offering a program called NextUp, this program is for applicants who are willing to join a project at any stage of the 8-weeks. This will be beneficial in case of unexpected departures or changes within the team! (new jobs/anything that may come up! If you applied to the project as a lead or apprentice and would like to be considered to be on the "Next Up" list please fill out this quick survey INSERT LINK HERE.

Kind regards,

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P.S. In the meantime, 👉Check out TechFleet’s for tips and info regarding applying for apprentice roles. 👉 Keep an eye on the Slack channel and the for opportunities to observe meetings for all projects, including__________! You can also check out the for more info on shadowing meetings.

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Apprentice Handbook
#calling-all-shadowers
Tech Fleet Google Calendar
The Observer Handbook